Take It Home
The Weekly Newsletter
of Christ Church Cranbrook
weekend of sunday, May 24, 2015
Seeking a Director of Music for Christ Church
“O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!” - Psalm 95:1
The members appointed to serve on the Search Committee for the Music Director included
members of the congregation, the choir, a high school student and the Rector.The Committee
had the February 2015 “Report of the Task Force on Music” to use as guidance. That Report,
which is available on the CCC website, raised questions about the role of music at Christ
Church and identified several areas where there need to be connections between existing
programs. Specifically “there is no connection between our projects in outreach and our
music program, or between the St. Francis children’s choir and our offerings in children’s
ministries.” Further, “there is no youth choir to augment the work we do through our youth
ministries.”
This thoughtful document prepared by musically involved Christ Church members was
the document from which committee worked. The Committee considered the needs and
weighed in very favorably on the need for youth choirs and youth involvement. One of
the key questions the Search Committee asked itself as its first meeting was “Recognizing
that some of the skills are different, are we seeking an organist or a choir director?” This
is an important question. The Committee acknowledged that to be selected any candidate
would be an accomplished musician, but that did not necessarily mean they would have the
requisite skills to be a choir director. The answer was clear from the Report and the Search
Committee echoed the words that we were seeking a person who would “work closely and
collaboratively with the clergy, our musical staff, our choirs and our congregation.”
Once the advertisement was placed over thirty applications were received. Based on the
thoughtfully prepared job description included in the “Report of the Task Force on Music” an
Excel spreadsheet was prepared and each Search Committee member was able to evaluate
each candidate and determine whether or not they met the criteria. The Committee met and
discussed those evaluations to determine which candidates to further investigate.
Following that review the Search Committee identified nine candidates to visit with during
thirty minute Skype interviews. Members of the Search Committee discussed what questions
were to be asked and prepared those in advance. During the interviews questions focused on
the candidate’s experience with youth choirs and choirs in general. They were asked about
their experience with music for liturgy and their view of the role of music in a church setting.
In addition the candidates were invited to ask questions of the Search Committee. Specific
questions included: Have you ever started a youth choir? Understanding that young people
have many activities offered to them, what would you do to attract them to choir? How do
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you respond to a member of the congregation who is critical of something you have done in
the course of carrying out your professional responsibilities? Is there a particular sound you
seek in a choir? And what attracted you to consider Christ Church?
As a result of the Skype interviews four candidates were invited to come to visit and three
accepted the offer. Each candidate arrived in time to rehearse the choir on Thursday, bringing
one contemporary sacred anthem of their choice to teach the choir. Friday and Saturday were
reserved for organ rehearsal and the candidate was interviewed by the Search Committee
at dinner on Friday evening. The candidate selected the hymns and service music and played
the organ for the Saturday service, the Sunday service at 8:00 AM and conducted the choir
and played the organ at the 10:00 AM service. Throughout the process Committee members
have been very interested and appreciation of comments by parishioners on each of the
candidates.
The choir members developed an evaluation form based on their requirements including
questions as to whether that the candidate had a strong command of music interpretation. Did
the candidate show clarity in their conducting technique that aligned to their teaching of the
music? Was the candidate’s choice of anthem selection challenging, diverse and appropriate
for worship? And was the candidate was motivating and inspiring as a musical worship leader.
Members of the Search Committee met with each candidate following the Sunday service for
further interview questions and another opportunity for the candidate to raise any questions
with the Committee. The Committee members consulted with each other following each
candidate and now the results of all of these steps are being formulated and to be presented
for a decision.
- Coco Siewert, Chair of Director of Music Search Committee
Do You Need a Ride to Church?
Do you or someone you know need a ride to the 10:00 AM service on Sundays? We now have
a shuttle running from Fox Run retirement community in Novi to CCC every Sunday for the
10:00 AM service. The shuttle leaves Fox Run at 9:15 AM and will make stops between there
and Christ Church Cranbrook. If you or someone you know lives in Farmington Hills, W.
Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, Beverly Hills or Birmingham and would like a ride to church,
please contact Mr. Don Canavesio at 586.747.6587.
CCC has contracted with Don to drive our van to pick up parishioners. If a ride is needed,
you need to contact Don by Saturday at Noon for a ride for the next day. Seating is limited so
rides are on a first come-first served basis. There is no charge for this service.
Final Choral Evensong of the Season
Christ Church Cranbrook is one of the few churches in Michigan to offer choral Evensong
services. Evensong is held at 5:00 in the afternoon, on the first Saturday of the month
between October and June. Please join us for the next Choral Evensong on
Saturday, June 6, 2015. Please note that incense is used at Choral Evensong.
Kirkin’ O’ The Tartan
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and festal Eucharist
Featuring:
Saint Andrew’s
Society Pipe
and Drum
Band
The royal
Scottish
Honor Guard
The Highland
Dancers
Sunday, June 7, 2015
10:00 am
T
HE Kirkin’ O’ the Tartan is the Scottish
ceremony of the Blessing of the Tartans of the
clans of Scotland. As is customary, all are
invited to wear family tartans. Whatever your ethnic
background or nationality, this event is an
opportunity to remember and honor the rich heritage
you claim. You are invited to bring whatever symbol you
use to commemorate your ancestry and cultural traditions
— a swatch of cloth, a piece of jewelry, or something else
— and lay it on the altar at the time of the blessing.
High School Mission Trip Meeting
The high school youth meeting for those in grades 10-12 will be on the second Sunday
of the month at 11:30 AM in the Hospitality Center. Lunch will be provided. We will be
working on plans for the next group outreach project. We will also be discussing the high
school mission trip to the Dominican Republic and close our time together with a reading
and some reflection time. We may even work a little on our Spanish.
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June 14 – Parent Meeting: Parents please attend this Q & A with Youth Leaders 11:30-12:30 in the Room 202
CCC Community Gardens Needs Helpers
The three vegetable beds near the Church’s south door are ready to be planted! Volunteer
gardeners are needed to weed, water, harvest, and deliver vegetables. No previous gardening
experience is needed. We will plant tomatoes, lettuce, kale, collard and mustard greens,
string beans, zucchini and eggplant. There will be an herb garden too with parsley, basal,
mint, and cilantro. Our fresh produce goes to the weekly “Farmer’s Market” at our sister
parish of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Pontiac. Please help by signing up today. Contact
Coco Siewert ([email protected]) to sign up or if you have any questions. Join the fun
and we will work around your summer vacation, work, and play schedule.
Oblation Bearers Needed!
Summer is upon us. Everyone is busy. We’d love for you to be part of our 10:00 AM Sunday
service by volunteering to bring up the gifts of bread and wine at the Offertory. Children
are welcome too! Please contact Nan Burke at [email protected] or 248.540.7434.
Prayer Card Ministry
The Prayer Card Ministry meets monthly to send cards to parishioners, their families, and
friends who are ill. For more information please contact Pat Tilley at 248.588.8582.
Greeters Needed!
We need people to greet people as they arrive for church and occasionally, other church
events. To help out or for more information, contact Cindy White at [email protected].
Calling for Vergers and Thurifers
Christ Church Cranbrook would like to increase the number of people in the Verger and
Thurifer Corps. Vergers lead the procession for services, including funerals. Thurifers
disperse the incense at the first Saturday of the month at Evensong and occasionally at
other services throughout the year. Scheduling is according to your schedule and training
is provided. Please consider being part of this important CCC worship ministry. For more
information or to volunteer, please contact Chas Kipp at [email protected] or
248.633.4546.
Sunday at Six - Evensong
Join us on Sunday evenings at 6:00 PM, as we will be offering weekly Sunday at Six
Evensong. This brief service will be held in the choir stalls and will be
congregationally sung. The music will include simple chants and well known hymns. Like
our parish discipline of daily Morning Prayer, the Sunday at Six Evensong is an excellent
way to ground the day and the week in prayer and scripture. Come and bring a friend!
Upcoming Music at Christ Church Cranbrook Events
Saturday, June 6th at 8:00 PM, Sounding Light Chamber Choir presents “The World
Made New” Free Will Offering (Church).
87th Annual Summer Carillon Series: Sunday Afternoons at 4:00 PM from July 5th
through August 9th. Free Will Offering.
Children and Youth Ministry at CCC
Vacation Bible School
The BEST week of the year is right around the corner, June 22-26, 9:00 AM - noon. Everest
VBS, Conquering Challenges with God’s Might Power. Registration is underway visit our
website for a link to sign up your children or grand-children. Care to lend a hand? Contact
Jessica Neeper at 248.506.1177.
Vacation Bible School Set Construction
Please join us on Saturday June 13 from 9:00 AM – Noon to build our beautiful back drop
and set for Vacation Bible School. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy or covered
with paint. Please let Jessica Neeper know if you are able to attend: 248.506.1177.
Summer Sunday School
It is time for Summer, praise God! Summer means fun and relaxation, same with our
Summer Sunday School! Children, preschool – 6th grade, meet in rooms 201-202 at 10:00
AM for Christian formation, fun and prizes.
Help Needed!
Help is needed to help maintain the sound levels in the Church during the Saturday service
at 5:00 PM and the Sunday service at 10:00 AM. This is done through using an iPad while
sitting in the pew during worship. Training is simple. Please contact Peggy Dahlberg for
more information at [email protected].
Women’s Spirituality Group
Women's Spirituality Group meets on Fridays for a sack lunch at 11:30 AM and a one hour
program at 12:00 PM in Rooms 201-202. This lively, conversational group addresses a wide
range of topics relevant to Christian women today. For example, we have discussed Celtic
Christianity, the Books of Common Prayer across the Anglican Communion, Spiritual Gifts,
Lenten hymns, Interfaith Understanding and more. Come when you can!
Did you know our sermons are archived?
Every week the sermon from the 10:00 AM service is posted to our website (www.christchurchcranbrook.org) in both text and in audio versions. Hover over the “Worship” tab and
then click on the drop-down menu for either “Recent Sermons Heard at CCC (Text) or
Recent Sermons Heard at CCC (Audio). They are usually updated every Monday.
Holy Baptism
The next date available for Baptism is Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 5:00
PM. Preparation class will be on May 24th at 11:30 AM. Contact The
Reverend Joyce Matthews at 248.644.5210, Ext. 15 or email jmatthews@
christchurchcranbrook.org.
Item of the Month
COLLECTING BOOKS IN MAY! This month Christ Church Cranbrook will conduct a Book
Drive which will create a Summer Reading Program for the students at Glazer Elementary.
All youth books (new and used) are welcome. There is a need for Series Books - especially
in a genre for boys. No encyclopedias please. Thank you for supporting this worthy cause.
Help Wanted!
Christ Church Cranbrook needs help answering phones three mornings a week. If you are
able to help out on Monday, Wednesday or Friday mornings, please contact Kathy Doyle at
[email protected] or 248.644.5210, Ext. 11.
Fact and Fiction Fun
Fact and Fiction fun will meet on Monday, June 1, 2015 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM in the
conference room at Christ Church Cranbrook.The group will continue its discussion of Dead
Wake:The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, by Erik Larson. Please join us.
CCC Services Live Streamed
Christ Church Cranbrook is now live streaming our 10:00 AM Sunday service! No matter
where you are you don’t have to miss a service. Go to http://christchurchcranbrook.org/
site/watch-ccc-live/ Videos of previous services are archived on this page as well.
Wanted: Parish Health Nurses
1. To provide First Aid to children at Vacation Bible school June 22-26 9 AM - Noon.
2. To promote and raise awareness of health including the body, mind and spirit in our
congregation.
Contact Pastor Joyce Matthews 248.644.5210, Ext. 15 or email [email protected]
Hospitality Hour after 5:00 PM Service on Saturdays
Our Hospitality Hour after the 5:00 PM service on Saturdays is a huge hit! Your help is
needed to continue this welcoming ministry. Come about 20 minutes before the service to
set everything up and then clean up afterward. If you are willing to help out, please contact
Debbie Moore at [email protected] or at 248.644.5210, Ext. 35.
This Week at CCC
Monday, May 25
Church Offices Closed for Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 26
8:30 AM
Morning Prayer
7:30 PM
Shiloah
Wednesday, May
7:00 AM
8:30 AM 9:30 AM
12:00 PM
7:00 PM
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Holy Eucharist: Rite II & Bible Study
Morning Prayer
Adult Children of Alcoholics Meeting
Stewardship Committee Meeting
Buildings & Grounds Committee Meeting
Thursday, May 28
8:30 AM
Morning Prayer
7:30 PM
Choir Rehearsal
Friday, May 29
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
11:30 AM
Morning Prayer
Al-Anon Meeeting
Women’s Spirituality
Saturday, May 30
5:00 PM
Holy Eucharist: Rite II
Sunday, May 31
8:00 AM
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
6:00 PM
Holy Eucharist: Rite I
Nursery Care
Rector’s Forum
Holy Eucharist: Rite II
Summer Sunday School
Docent Tour
Acolyte BBQ
MACCC Committee Meeting
Sunday at Six Evensong
Church Office Summer Hours
Beginning Tuesday, May 26
Monday through Thursday: 9 AM - 4 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 12 PM
Christ Church Cranbrook Staff
–––––Clergy–––––
The Reverend Dr. William J. Danaher, Jr., Ext. 32
Rector
The Reverend Joyce Matthews, Ext. 15
Associate Rector
The Reverend Canon Jonathan Sams, Ext. 14
Associate Priest for Spiritual Formation
The Reverend Karen Johanns
Honorary Associate Priest
–––––Lay Staff–––––
Jill Bednas, Ext. 13
Director of Youth Ministries
Kathleen Bublitz
Director of Saint Francis Choir
Peggy Dahlberg, Ext. 12
Director of Communications
Kathleen Doyle, Ext. 11
Parish Administrator
Patricia Hirvonen, Ext. 26
Assistant to the Rector
Jenny King, Ext. 39
Carillonneur
Deborah Moore, Ext. 35
Accountant
Jessica Neeper, Ext. 28
Director of Children’s Ministries
Dr. Christopher Reynolds, Ext. 17
Associate Director of Music
Jeffrey Smith, Ext. 37
Interim Director of Music
Richard Waldbott, Jr., Ext. 38
Sexton
James West, Ext. 34
Facilities Manager
Henry Willette, Ext. 25
Sexton
Christ Church Cranbrook
470 Church Road
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304
248.644.5210
www.christchurchcranbrook.org